Abstract: Nutritional adequacy
are needed by every individual since the fetus is still in the womb, babies,
children, adolescence, adulthood, to old age. Mother or expectant mother is
vulnerable group because it requires adequate nutrition should be maintained
nutritional status and health in order to give birth to healthy babies. Poor
nutrition is one of the most common nutritional disorder that occurs during
pregnancy that lead to iron deficiency anemia.
Many of these mothers provide little iron to the fetus is needed for
normal iron metabolism, then they become iron deficiency anemia and hemoglobin
levels fell below the mother 11gr% during the third trimester. Consumption of
Moringa leaves (Moringa oleifera) is one alternative to tackling malnutrition
in Indonesia. The results of modern scientific research proving that Moringa
leaves are one source of plant-based foods rich in nutrients. The content of
nutrients in the leaves of Moringa is 7 times the vitamin C in oranges, 4 times
the vitamin A in carrots, 4 times the calcium in milk, 3 times the potassium in
bananas, 3 times the iron in spinach and 2 times the protein found in yogurt or
protein inside an egg. This study aims to determine the increase in hemoglobin
levels in pregnant women who suffer from anemia after using moringa leaf
powder. The design of the study is a quasi experimental that are one group
pretest-posttest design. The population is pregnant trimester II-III; Samples
are pregnant trimester II-III with anemia and total sample of 35 people.
Moringa leaf powder Dosage: 2 x 2 capsules orally daily (Moringa leaf powder
contains 500 mg / capsule) was given for 30 days. Examination using Hemometer
Sahli.The results of the comparative hypothesis testing with Wilcoxon test
between Hemoglobin levels before and after treatment values obtained
significancy 0.000 (p < 0.05), so it can be concluded that there were
significant differences between the Hemoglobin levels before treatment and
after treatment. It was concluded that supplementation with powdered moringa
leaves (Moringa oleifera) can improve hemoglobin levels in pregnant women
suffering from anemia.